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Bus driver backs into car

SANTA ROSA BEACH — A school bus carrying 14 children backed into another vehicle after missing a child's stop Tuesday morning.According to a press release from Florida Highway Patrol, 76-year-old Judith A. Creech was making stops on Chat Holley Road around 7 a.m. Tuesday with 14 children on board.A 2016 Nissan Altima driven by 31-year-old Cynthia Valdes Alverado of Santa Rosa Beach came to a stop behind the bus. Creech told FHP she had missed a stop for a student and [...]
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City makes dent in rec center debt

FORT WALTON BEACH — Proceeds from the sale of a vacant city lot to Whataburger Real Estate LLC will be used to help pay down the debt on the Fort Walton Beach Recreation Center, City Manager Michael Beedie said.The 0.67-acre lot at 25 Miracle Strip Parkway S.W. stands immediately west of a Whataburger restaurant and was used for a gas station decades ago.Last week, the City Council approved [...]
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New tree ordinance sparks questions, concerns

DESTIN — If the apple tree from Shel Silverstein’s famous children’s book "The Giving Tree" had attended Wednesday afternoon’s Q&A session at City Hall, Silverstein’s line "And the tree was happy" would ring true.The majority of the [...]
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